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Ell. Sk. 2:329. Gray, Man. ed. 6, 293. Chap. Fl. 245. Gra n. FIN. A. : 
2: 391, Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herb. 2:242. — : aerate Enron 
Alleghenian anit Carolinian areas. Nova Scotia, Quebec, and Ontario to British 
Columbia; New England west to Minnesota, southward from New York along the 
mountains to Georgia and Arkansas. 
ALABAMA: Mountain region to Central Pine belt. Dry hills, open woods. Lawrence 
and Cullman connties. Lee County, Auburn (Larle §- Baker). Bibb County, Pratt’s 
Ferry. Hale County, Havana (Zi. A. Smith). May; not frequent. Perennial. 
Type locality: ‘“Hab. in America boreali.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
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Senecio memmingeri Britton, Bull. Torr. Club, 25: 147. 1897. 
MEMMINGER’s BuTrer WEED. 
_ Glabrous, or nearly so, 1 to 2 feet high, with tufts of basal leaves which are 4 to 8 
inches long, the blades bipinnatifid, longer than the petioles, the segments oblong or 
obovatein outline, more or less cuneate at the base, coarsely toothed or incised; stem 
leaves similar, bnt usually more finely divided; corymbs 2 to 6 inches broad; heads 
numerous; achenes pubescent. 
“Most closely related to Senecio millefolium, but clearly distinguished by the broader 
leaf segments.” 
Carolinian area. North Carolina. 
ALABAMA: Mountain region. Metamorphic hills. Dry rocky hills. Lee County, 
Auburn (Underwood § Earle). May 16,1896. Rare. Perennial. 
Type locality: ‘The original specimens of this species were collected in Henderson 
County, North Carolina, by E.R. Memminger, in 1887.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. 
Senecio lobatus Pers. Syn. 2:436. 1807. BUTTER WEED. 
Senecio lyratus Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 2:120. 1803. Not L. 
El. Sk. 2:332. Gray, Man. ed. 6, 293. Chap. Fl. 245. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. A. 1, pt. 
2:394. Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herb. 2: 241. 
Carolinian aud Louisianiau areas. North Carolina to Florida, west to Texas, 
Arkansas, Missouri, and southern Illinois. 
ALABAMa: Tennessee Valley to Coast. Bottom lands, low fields. Flowers April, 
May. Abundant in the rich damp lands of the Prairie region. Aunual or biennial. 
Type locality: ‘‘ Hab. in Carolinae nemoribus,” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Senecio vulgaris L. Sp. Pl. 2: 867. 1753. GROUNDSEL. 
EUROPE. 
Boreal region to the Carolinian and Louisianian areas. Naturalized. Newfound- 
land and Labrador, Hudson’s Bay. Northern United States. 
ALABAMA: Adventive on ballast; seemingly persistent. JunetoAugust. Annual. 
Type locality: ‘‘Hab.in Europae cultis, ruderatis, succulentis.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb: Mohr. 
MESADENIA Raf. Loud. Gard. Mag. 8: 247. 1832. INDIAN PLANTAIN. 
(CacaLia L. Sp. Pl. 2: 834. 1753.) 
About 12 species, perennial herbs, Northern Hemisphere. Temperate regions, 
Europe, Asia. North America, 10; Atlantic, 9. ‘ 
Mesadenia reniformis (Muhl.)-Raf. New Fl. 4:79. 1836. 
Cacalia reniformis Muhl.; Willd. Sp. Pl. 3:1735. 1804. GrraATER INDIAN PLANTAIN. 
Gray, Man. ed. 6, 294. Chap. Fl. 244. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. A. 1, pt.2:385. 
Alleghenian and Carolinian areas. New Jersey and Pennsylvania to Ohio Valley, 
Missouri, aud Minnesota, south along the mountains to Georgia. 
ALABAMA: Mountain region. Rich calcareous hillsides. Blount County, near 
Blount Springs. Flowers white; June. Local and infrequent. 
Type locality: ‘‘Hab. in Pensylvania.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Mesadenia atriplicifolia (L.) Raf. New FI]. 4:79. 1836. PALE INDIAN PLANTAIN. 
Cacalia atriplicifolia L. Sp. Pl. 2: 835. 1753. 
EIL Sk. 2 "310. Aes Man. ed. 6, 294. Chap. I'l. 244. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. A. 1, pt. 
2: 395. 
